USPTO Patents Application 10717717

United States Patent and Trademark Ofhce

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark OtBce

Address: COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS

APPLICATION NO.

FILING DATE

FIRST NAMED INVENTOR

ATTORNEY DOCKET NO. CONFIRMATION NO.

10/717,717

11/21/2003

30827 7590 06/16/2010

MCKENNA long & ALDRIDGE LLP
1900 K STREET, NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20006

FLETCHER HI, WILLIAM P

PAPER NUMBER

DELIVERY MODE

Please find below and/or attached an Office communication concerning this application or proceeding.

The time period for reply, if any, is set in the attached communication.

PTOL-90A (Rev. 04/07)

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Application No.

10/717,717

Applicant(s)

JUNG ET AL.

Examiner

William P. Fletcher III

Art Unit
1715

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WHICHEVER IS LONGER, FROM THE MAILING DATE OF THIS COMMUNICATION.

- Extensions of time may be available under the provisions of 37 CFR 1 .136(a). In no event, however, may a reply be timely filed
after SIX (6) MONTHS from the mailing date of this communication.

- If NO period for reply is specified above, the maximum statutory period will apply and will expire SIX (6) MONTHS from the mailing date of this communication.

- Failure to reply within the set or extended period for reply will, by statute, cause the application to become ABANDONED (35 U.S.C. § 133).
Any reply received by the Office later than three months after the mailing date of this communication, even if timely filed, may reduce any
eamed patent term adjustment. See 37 CFR 1 .704(b).

Status

1 )^ Responsive to communication(s) filed on 08 April 2010 .
2a )□ This action is FINAL. 2b)|3 This action is non-final.

3) D Since this application is in condition for allowance except for formal matters, prosecution as to the merits is

closed in accordance with the practice under Ex parte Quayle, 1935 CD. 11, 453 O.G. 213.

Disposition of Claims

4) ^ Clalm(s) 11_ is/are pending in the application.

4a) Of the above claim(s) is/are withdrawn from consideration.

5) 0 Claim(s) is/are allowed.

6) KI Claim(s) 11_ is/are rejected.

7) n Claim(s) is/are objected to.

8) 0 Claim(s) are subject to restriction and/or election requirement.

Application Papers

9) 0 The specification is objected to by the Examiner.

10) 0 The drawing(s) filed on is/are: a)^ accepted or b)^ objected to by the Examiner.

Applicant may not request that any objection to the drawing(s) be held In abeyance. See 37 CFR 1.85(a).
Replacement drawing sheet(s) including the correction is required if the drawing(s) is objected to. See 37 CFR 1.121(d).

1 1) 0 The oath or declaration is objected to by the Examiner. Note the attached Office Action or form PTO-152.

Priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119

12) 0 Acknowledgment is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a)-(d) or (f).
a)n All b)n Some * c)^ None of:

1 .□ Certified copies of the priority documents have been received.

2. n Certified copies of the priority documents have been received in Application No. .

3. n Copies of the certified copies of the priority documents have been received in this National Stage

application from the International Bureau (PCT Rule 17.2(a)).
* See the attached detailed Office action for a list of the certified copies not received.

Attach ment(s)

1 ) □ Notice of References Cited (PTO-892) 4) □ Interview Summary (PTO-413)

2) □ Notice of Draftsperson's Patent Drawing Review (PTO-948) Paper No(s)/Mail Date. .

3) □ Information Disclosure Statement(s) (PTO/SB/08) 5) □ Notice of Informal Patent Application

Paper No(s)/Mail Date . 6) □ Other: .

'TOL-326 (Rev. 08-06) Office Action Summary Part of Paper No./Mail Date 20100614